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‘The best buying opportunity in nearly a decade’: Why PCL is well-placed to weather the storm
Despite well-documented near-term challenges, factors including current pricing, currency movements, interest rates and the recent stamp duty cut mean the London market is offering the best buying opportunity…
Market Snapshot: Prime London’s post-lockdown recovery
Property market activity in PCL is rebounding more slowly than in outer areas, reports Knight Frank, and average rents continue to fall.
Octagon reports surge in demand for high-end home improvements
Housebuilder’s ‘bespoke’ division, which takes on projects ranging from £1m and up, saw enquiries soar by 50% in July.
In Pictures: Benningen Lloyd’s three interior design packages for Embassy Gardens
Benningen Lloyd's "Editions" collection for EcoWorld Ballymore's Nine Elms regen scheme offers three looks ranging from "muted tones" to "a pop of colour".
Planning for the Future: Government reveals details of ‘radical’ reforms to create ‘a whole new planning system for England’
This is "radical reform unlike anything we have seen since the Second World War," declares the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, as the Planning for the Future consultation opens.
Industry Reactions: ‘Radical’ planning reforms promise to create ‘a whole new planning system for England’
There's a mixed bag of reactions to the Government's proposed sweeping reform of the planning system.
Off-market deal with a twist agreed at Clarges Mayfair
Buying agency reports on an unusual acquisition at the record-breaking British Land scheme on Piccadilly...
Contracts exchanged on £22m Consero super-home
Ultra-prime developer described the 19,500 square foot Hills End project in Sunningdale as ‘the jewel in the crown’ of its bespoke portfolio...
George Rockrise-designed ‘Californian ranch’ in Highgate asks £5.75m
1970 project by one of the leaders of the modern California movement.
Why PCL is a great place to be in the ‘new normal’
While many are talking about a migration from the city to the suburbs or country, being right in the mixer has definite advantages, says Simon Rose...
Village enquiries soar as city dwellers ‘plan their escape’
The number of city residents contacting agents about village property jumped by 126% in June & July, reports Rightmove, while town enquiries were up by 68%...
FT: Could coronavirus spell the end of trendy east London?
Hackney Wick, Haggerston and Hoxton were all among the ten least-searched-for locations in London during lockdown, reports Antonia Cundy in this piece for the FT...